Alonzo Crotalus

Alias: Cuculus Age: 28 Job: Conman/ Vigilante criminal.

Real Name: Alonzo - Alonzo only tells his trusted confidants that his true name is Alonzo. He will tell his marks he's Cuculus or those he does not trust yet, but if he trusts someone he will reveal his true name.

Tribe/Race: Nidia - these are often stereotyped as being deceptive or wearing "masks" to hide themselves. Nidia people in particular do use magic to change their appearance and keep it secret to everyone but their family or trusted people as they are very small and won't grow out of looking child-like hence the need for magic in adulthood to be taken seriously. characterized by their jewel-like, beautiful eyes and unique hair colors. They are all sociable and are said to excel at winning people's hearts. However, they also have a reputation as being liars and deceivers, making it difficult for them to travel safely outside the city, even in the current-day Euchronia.

Appearance: Long light aqua blue hair he ties into a ponytail, iridescent crystalline blue eyes, pale skin. 6 ft 1 and a lanky lean build. Clean face, Wears a fancy black suit with black slacks, long black trench coat, black bowler hat with red-band, red scarf around his neck. Handsome face.

Personality: Cuculus has a unique worldview, using sly deception as means to bring justice and take down the corrupt. Though he comes off as untrustworthy because of it, he is a genuinely sensitive man, especially in relation to his mother. Cuculus can never convincingly lie to his mom. He is adept at deceiving others and his targets are always the unscrupulous rich. Dresses very fashionably and seems pompous. Cuculus is quite well-spoken and has a silver-tongue when it comes to words. He has many associates who trust him with their life because he has helped them and this forms his information network. Truly Cuculus, hates liars and cheats, he hates the world’s framework that required him to learn how to be a conman, hence he does try to be neutral or chaotic good.

Given he has to travel a lot for his work, he procured a temporary house in the port city Brilehaven to show his mom to and had her sightsee before sending her back to their home village as he was scared she would worry about him had she knew his true plans.

Background: He was adopted by a woman from the paripus tribe who found him abandoned on the street. He describes his mother as a kind and compassionate person, though her trusting nature often led her to be swindled. The only time she did not wear a smile was when she was apologizing to him for losing their money to con men. These experiences shaped him, and he eventually became a con man himself. However, he claims he only targeted other con men, swindlers and those he deemed deceptive and greedy. Alonzo's main goal is to get the money to buy back his village from the man known as Daturam who owns the land now, Datarum and those above him swindled the villagers and he seeks to correct it.

Cuculus's adoptive mom comes from the paripus tribe which has ears and tails like those of beasts, she lived in a village with many others like hers to avoid persecution.